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(3 of 3) "There's been a tradition of intervention at Lascaux from the very beginning," says François Bourges, an independent hydrogeologist and expert on France's caves. South by 230 km, the Tuc D'Audoubert and Grotte des Trois Frères, caves of a similar vintage...
¶ In Britain's House of Commons, 130 Laborites impulsively signed a petition asking the government "to take the initiative in every form they consider advisable in order to prevent the explosion of any further thermonuclear bombs." CALL OFF THAT BOMB, cried the hysterical wing of the British press...
However, the petition was defeated in a roll-call vote with five councillors in favor, one absent, and three opposed. A supermajority of seven votes was required to pass the resolution.
Mayor Kenneth E. Reeves ’74, who voted against the petition, suggested that the matter be referred to the zoning board to determine the legality of spot-zoning.
Enter the bloggers. Not long after the project was announced, Snakes On A Blog was launched - a blog devoted solely to one fan's mission to attend the Hollywood premiere of the film. Complete with a petition that can be signed by visitors and speculation that Samuel L. Jackson may...